Speed reads

05.20.2026

SBJ’s coverage from the first day of Tech Week panels includes the Valkyries using data to build a brand, a loyalty program helping the Mets gain repeat customers and venue execs hammering home the importance of installing a tech backbone as you construct your building.
In a move that should resonate across the NBA, the Suns and Mercury extended their over-the-air broadcast deal with Gray Media through 2030 and consolidated both team’s DTC apps under Gray’s control through an impending Arizona’s Family Sports App, reports SBJ’s Tom Friend.
Longtime sports business educator and administrator Jim Kahler will retire as director of the sport and entertainment management program at Cleveland State at the end of June, notes SBJ’s Bill King.
MLB is working with Reliance Initiative for Sports and Entertainment (RISE) to promote baseball in India, with marketing and activations that includes a live event in October in Mumbai, writes SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes F1 engine manufacturers will get on board with his plan to switch back to V8 engines in 2030, but he’s ready to order the move unilaterally in 2031 if necessary, notes SBJ’s Adam Stern.